Briarcliff Health Center
3403 VINE AVE, Tyler, TX, 75701
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 230 · avg 126 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40.2% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 31.3% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $51,034 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 307349
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 230 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 56 Medicare-only · 174 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- June 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- June 1, 2028
- Initial license date
- May 13, 1987
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- South Limestone Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Briarcliff Health Care Llc
- Administrator
- Lauren Sinclair
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Arnold Gray
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Chana Shelton
Operational/managerial Control · 33% · since 2019
- Chet Seelinger
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Debra Sims
Operational/managerial Control · 33% · since 2019
- Glenda r O'neal
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Herbert d Hewitt
Corporate Officer · since 2019
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0609·May 21, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0677·Aug 13, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E0849·May 30, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- E0812·Apr 10, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0644·Apr 10, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- G0624·Apr 5, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
- D0620·Apr 5, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
- J0600·Apr 5, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $51K
Most recent events
- Apr 5, 2024Fine · $17K
- Feb 6, 2024Fine · $34K
Largest single fine on record: $34K.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 10, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Briarcliff Health Center is a 230-bed nursing home in Tyler, Texas, licensed under a hospital district and managed by Briarcliff Health Care LLC. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with a 1-star quality-of-care rating — its lowest score. Staffing rates 4 stars, and nursing staff turnover is below the Texas 25th percentile. Two CMS fines totaling $51,034 have been issued. Currently operating at about 55% of licensed beds.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates this facility 4 stars on staffing — in roughly the top 9% of Texas nursing homes on that measure. Each resident receives about 220 minutes of nursing care per day, compared to 241 minutes at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Staff hours here actually exceed what this facility's resident mix would typically require, meaning the raw minutes are not being stretched thin by an unusually dependent population.
About 4 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below the Texas 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover is lower than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. RN turnover follows the same pattern: approximately 3 in 10 RNs left over the same period, also below the state's 25th percentile.
CMS rates quality of care 1 star — the lowest possible score. Long-stay residents rate 2 stars; short-stay residents rate 1 star. Stable staffing and low turnover exist alongside the lowest quality rating CMS issues.
Two CMS fines totaling $51,034 have been issued. The state median for fines among Texas nursing homes that receive any is $20,699; about 30% of facilities in Texas have received none.
The facility is operating at approximately 55% of its 230 licensed beds — about 126 residents on a typical day. That occupancy level, combined with a 1-star quality-of-care rating, is a combination worth examining closely.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
What drives the 1-star quality rating
CMS rates quality of care 1 star here — the lowest score — even with 4-star staffing; ask which specific measures are underperforming and what the facility is doing to address them.
Why occupancy is at 55 percent
With 230 licensed beds but only about 126 residents on a typical day, ask whether the low census reflects admissions restrictions, a recent change in referral patterns, or something else.
Details on the two CMS fines
Two fines totaling $51,034 have been issued; ask what deficiencies led to each fine and what corrective steps have been taken since.
How care plans are reviewed
Staffing hours exceed what the resident mix would typically require, yet quality scores are the facility's lowest — ask how often care plans are updated and who is accountable for resident outcomes.
Resident Council participation and access
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how families can raise concerns or receive updates when no formal family channel exists.
Management company's role day to day
The facility is licensed to a hospital district but managed by Briarcliff Health Care LLC; ask which entity sets staffing levels, hires staff, and handles complaints.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.